Your mind works hard. The problem is it won't stop.
Individual counselling for people whose thinking has become the thing getting in the way.
In-person (Vancouver, BC) and virtual across BC.
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Your mind doesn't switch off. You replay conversations, second-guess decisions, and run through scenarios that may never happen. It's exhausting, and it's not staying in your head. It shows up in how long simple decisions take, in relationships that are taking strain, in work that's slowing down. Left long enough, that pattern contributes to anxiety, depression, and a growing sense that something might be wrong with you.
The thinking isn't the problem on its own. What it's doing to your life is.
Some of this might sound familiar
If any of this resonates, you're in the right place.
You can spend more time thinking about a decision than it would take to just make it, and still not feel ready.
A conversation ends but you stay in it. Replaying it, adjusting it, wondering what the other person actually meant.
You know what needs to happen. The thinking just keeps going in circles and nothing moves forward.
You're present on the outside. Inside, your mind is already somewhere else.
Nights are when it gets louder. The day slows down but the thinking doesn't.
It's starting to affect your focus, your patience, how you feel about yourself.
How our work together unfolds
Every situation is different. This is generally how we move through it.
Understand what the thinking is doing
Before anything changes, we look at what the overthinking is actually about. Not just the thoughts themselves, but what's driving them. We uncover the beliefs, fears, or patterns underneath that keep the loop running.
Work with your mind, not against it
The goal isn't to stop thinking. It's to develop a different relationship with it. This part of the work focuses on interrupting the loop, approaching decisions with less friction, and staying more present in your day to day.
Get clearer on how you see yourself
Overthinking long enough starts to affect how you see yourself and what you're capable of. This part of the work looks at that, where those conclusions came from and whether they still hold up.
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You, inside your thinking
Most of what drives chronic overthinking sits underneath the thoughts themselves — in how you process difficult emotions, what you believe about yourself and others, and the experiences your mind keeps returning to. Understanding that gives you more room to move. Here are some of the ways we look at that.
What the loop is connected to
Overthinking is rarely just about the thought itself. It's usually connected to something underneath, a fear, an unresolved feeling, a belief about yourself or how others see you. We look at what's actually feeding it.
How you relate to difficult emotions
Sometimes the thinking is a way of managing something that feels too uncomfortable to sit with directly. This work looks at that relationship — what the mind is trying to do, and whether there's more capacity to handle it than the loop is suggesting.
The physical side of it
Overthinking has a bodily experience alongside it. Tension, restlessness, difficulty settling can be part of it. This work pays attention to that connection and what it can tell us about what's happening underneath.
Questions you might have
When you're ready, the first step is a free 20-minute conversation.
It's a chance to talk through what's been coming up for you and get a sense of how I work. No commitment required.
Book Your Free Intro Session
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Iroko Health Counselling
Psychotherapy in Vancouver and across BC
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